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Constitutions of the State of Louisiana

Convention	Convention Called	Adjourned
By Act of Congress of April 8, 1812, Louisiana was admitted into the Union, to take effect April 30, 1812.
1812	November 4, 1844	January 28,1812
1845	August 5,1844	May 14, 1845
1852	July 5, 1852	July 31, 1852
1861	January 23, 1861	March 26, 1861
1864	April 6, 1864	July 23, 1864
1868	November 23, 1867	March 29, 1868
1879	April 21, 1879	July 23, 1879
1898	February 8, 1898	May 12, 1898

Members of the First Constitution:
The Convention was held at the Tremoulet House, situated at the corner of St. Peter and Levee Streets.
President Julien Poydras
Secretary Eligius Fromentin

Of the County of New Orleans
J. D. Degoutin Bellechasse
J. Blanque
T. J. LeBreton D'Orgeno
Mgre Guichard
Stephen Henderson
Denis Delaronde
F. Livaudais
B. Marigny
Thomas Urquhart
Jaques Villere
John Watkins
Samuel Winter

Of the German Coast
James Brown
Jean Noel Destrehan
Alexander LaBranche

Of the County of Acadia
Michel Cantrell
J. M. Reynaud
Genezi Roussin

Of the County of Iberville
Amant Hebert
William Wikoff, Jr.

Of the County of Lafourche
William Goforth
Bela Hubbard, Jr.
Pierre Beauchet St. Martin
H. S. Thibodaux

Of the County of Pointe Coupee
S. Hiriat

Of the County of Rapides
R. Hall
Levi Wells
Thos. F. Olivier

Of the County of Natchitoches
P. Bossier
J. Prud'homme

Of the County of Concordia
James Dunlap
David B. Morgan

Of the County of Ouachita
Henry Bay

Of the County of Opelousas
Allan B. Magruder
D. J. Sutton
John Thompson

Of the County of Attakapas
Louis De Blanc
Henry Johnson
W. C. Maquille
Chas Olivier
Alexander Porter

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